Cabot (CBT) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Cabot (CBT) reported Capital Expenditures of $45.0 million for Q1 2026, down 37.5% year-over-year from $72.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 34.78% quarter-over-quarter from $69.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cabot (CBT) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cabot (CBT) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $45.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $45.0 million, down 37.5% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $239.0 million (down 18.43% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $274.0 million, up 13.69% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures eased to $45.0 million in Q1 2026 per CBT's latest filing, from $69.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $92.0 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at $35.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $62.0 million and a median of $61.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Capital Expenditures jumped 67.44% in 2025, then slumped 37.5% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $35.0 million in 2022, then soared by 54.29% to $54.0 million in 2023, then surged by 42.59% to $77.0 million in 2024, then declined by 10.39% to $69.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 34.78% to $45.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CBT's Capital Expenditures at $45.0 million in Q1 2026, $69.0 million in Q4 2025, and $64.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 1.34 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 138.30 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 332.10 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 52.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 165.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 102.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 269.00 Mn
10 Cabot 4.72 Bn 4.59 Bn 210.00 Mn 45.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 45.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 69.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 64.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 64.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 61.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 61.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 72.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 72.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 77.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 77.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 92.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 92.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 43.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 43.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 54.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 54.00 Mn